Where does “puunjalostus” come from?
puunjalostus (Finnish) comes from Finnish puu, from Proto-Finnic puu, from Proto-Uralic puwe — tree, wood.
puunjalostus (Finnish): wood processing
Ancestry of “puunjalostus”, step by step
puunjalostus traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Finnish puu
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Finnish | puu | tree; wood |
| 2 | Proto-Finnic | puu | tree |
| 3 | Proto-Uralic | puwe | tree, wood |
via Finnish jalostus
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Finnish | jalostus | selective breeding, cross-breeding and other... |
| 2 | Finnish | jalostaa | To refine; To selectively breed |
| 3 | Finnish | jalo | noble; fine, refined |
Words derived from “puunjalostus”